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UPSTREAM BLOG
The Upstream Blog is published two times a week and contains content from missions leaders, pastors, missiologists, and the Upstream team on a wide variety of topics pertaining to being a sending church. Leave us some comments or questions!
Healthy at Home: Healthy Minds Part 2—Professional Christian Counseling
Professional Christian counseling may be necessary for returned workers who have experienced trauma or levels of high stress on the field.
Shirley Ralston
Jun 17, 20213 min read
Healthy at Home: Healthy Minds Part 1—Debriefing
Debriefing helps ensure sent ones' continued health, resiliency, and well-being.
Shirley Ralston
Jun 14, 20215 min read
Healthy at Home: Five Ways to Provide Holistic Care for Returned Global Workers
Reentry care is a multi-faceted endeavor that requires constant tending. Our attention to their care is key to health and longevity.
Shirley Ralston
Jun 10, 20213 min read
Four Types of Sending Churches: Missionary Care Sending Church
A Missionary Care Sending Church desires to make those they send feel loved, cared for, and accountable to what they are sent to accomplish.
Mike Easton
May 3, 20213 min read
Overview of Sending Church Element 15: Receiving Sent Ones During Reentry
Consider how you can serve and love the Sent-Ones from your church as they make this difficult re-entry for a short time or permanently.
Mike Easton
Apr 12, 20212 min read
Overview of Sending Church Element 12: Providing Ongoing Care for Sent Ones
The Sending Church can provide personalized care that keeps the Sent-One energized for the challenging work they endeavor upon.
Mike Easton
Apr 1, 20212 min read
Overview of Sending Church Element 5: Involving the Entire Church
Finding ways to help your entire church be involved in global missions will will make a real impact on the field for the sake of the gospel.
Mike Easton
Mar 8, 20213 min read
Empower the Saints for the Work of Missionary Care
We as missions pastors/leaders have the opportunity to equip lay members of our congregations to meet the needs of missionary care.
Matt Clark
Jun 29, 20205 min read
Sent Identity, Part 3: Your Church’s Sending Journey
Intentionally invest in ongoing, reciprocal relationships with your missionary candidates, missionaries, and returning sent ones.
Larry McCrary
Jun 1, 20204 min read
Sent Identity, Part 2: What Do Sending Churches Do Differently?
I noticed some common components about strong sending churches that enabled them to have such an identity.
Larry McCrary
May 28, 20203 min read
Maintaining Your Church’s Sending Culture in a Pandemic
Here are 4 ways our little church is seeking to continue cultivating a sending culture in this difficult season.
Derick Sherfey
Apr 13, 20204 min read
Jet Set Trips: A First-Person Perspective
What God impressed upon me the most on the Jet Set trip was how we are to love and care for our sent ones.
Lezlie Ellis
Mar 16, 20204 min read
How the Local Church Can Support Single Women on the Mission Field
What can the local church do to support their single women sent ones while they are overseas?
Anna Daub
Mar 9, 20205 min read
Four REAL Challenges for Single Women on the Mission Field
This generation of single women thrive on relationships. They need support to stay healthy and guard against isolation and depression.
Shirley Ralston
Feb 10, 20207 min read
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